Director of Corporate Accounting – Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets

Wonder•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Corporate Accounting serves as a key financial leader, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of the financial statements and maintain a rigorous control environment for their respective business areas. Business areas include all aspects of property and equipment, capitalized internal-use software, and intangible assets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
CPA certification required.
10+ years of progressive accounting experience with 4+ years in leadership.
Deep understanding of US GAAP, corporate consolidations, and SOX
Experience creating policies, procedures, SOPs, and audit-support documentation.
Strong experience in fixed asset, capitalization, depreciation, asset lifecycle management, and construction-in-progress accounting.
High level of competency dealing with large data sets, query tools, and automation software.
Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite), close management software (e.g., FloQast), procurement platforms (e.g., ZIP) and forecast and reporting software (e.g., Anaplan).
Familiarity with automated data transfers between procurement platforms and ERPs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in high-growth environments, corporate integration, or public accounting is highly valued.

Responsibilities

Lead and optimize the monthly, quarterly, and year-end corporate financial close for respective business areas, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting under US GAAP.
Manage, mentor, and scale a high-performing corporate accounting team, fostering professional growth and operational excellence.
Own, maintain, and strengthen the SOX-compliant internal control environment over corporate accounting and related financial reporting workflows.
Partner proactively with Engineering and Product teams to establish clear, scalable accounting and data requirements.
Oversee all aspects of fixed asset and capital project accounting for a large asset-intensive organization.
Responsible for the comprehensive review, refinement, and ongoing evaluation of fixed asset accounting policies and capitalization thresholds.
Drive the transformation and automation of fixed asset accounting workflows, monthly subledger-to-general ledger reconciliations, and capital expenditure tracking.
Partner closely with the Construction and Development teams to ensure accurate project cost tracking, and adherence to capitalization policies.
Lead the annual and periodic impairment analysis for property and equipment.
Oversee the financial lifecycle of the company’s technology stack, managing accounting for corporate SaaS subscriptions, prepayments, and complex vendor contracts.
Maintain, evaluate, and refine internal-use software accounting policies under ASC 350-40, adapting frameworks to changing engineering methodologies while maintaining strict financial reporting compliance.
Partner closely with engineering, product, and IT leadership to optimize project tracking workflows, time-tracking mechanics, and milestone documentation required to substantiate capitalizable software development costs.
Own the end-to-end financial lifecycle of intangible assets.
Partner with corporate development, external valuation specialists, and auditors to manage purchase price allocations (PPA) for mergers and acquisitions, ensuring accurate identification and initial valuation of acquired intangible assets.
Oversee the ongoing governance of definite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets, establishing appropriate amortization methodologies, useful life determinations, and periodic re-evaluations.
Lead the annual and periodic impairment analysis for intangible assets and goodwill.